i am...

... an indie business owner slash entrepreneur slash graphic designer trying to find my way (emphasis on MY, not way) to earn a living and do it beautifully. you can find my wares at upupcreative.com or on etsy. i'm also a designer for snapfish and minted.

... a former college teacher and ph.d. student (in english) with a thing for words and a need to speak the truth

... mom to evan (who turned four in june '11 and who cracks me up, frustrates me, and amazes me on a daily basis) and emily (who is the sweetest baby ever ever ever - she will be 2 in december '11)

... married to a lawyer. enough said? nah... i'm just kidding. married to brian (who is awesome and just happens also to be a lawyer) for six years as of june 2011.

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Saturday, September 17, 2011

today was day 18 of the experiment and i have to say, despite a rough patch last weekend and into early this week (a rough patch that was resolved) and a flat crazy amount of email, and despite one night when i had decided to cancel the experiment after i found out i had caused a customer much strife when she thought that she was paying me too little, i'm glad i decided to take this on.

i've had a few detractors, and those detractors have added interesting things to the conversation for the most part. but i've had a lot of supporters, too, and i'm having such a nice time working with the people who have participated so far.